This is the specific post I mentioned: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/beagleboard/William$20Robert$20Reduce$20rootfs|sort:relevance/beagleboard/0IDdkljrWOE/9V3X0gSvMHkJ
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 5:14 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 5:33 AM, Christopher Burian <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> William, I didn't get very far with apt-get remove before I was still >> left with lots of cruft and not knowing what I can get rid of without >> breaking things. >> >> Best regards, >> Chris >> > > So, you need to be more specific as to what you need then. See, myself, I > do not start with an image that has everything under the sun built into it. > I start with a minimal image, and manually install what I need. So this: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReducingDiskFootprint is a pretty good guide as > to what to do. Then yes, it is Ubuntu, but at least 80% of the stuff talked > about can be done verbatim for Debian. Especially considering Ubuntu is > based on Debian.Then when and if you run into trouble with a command, > because of Debian <-> Ubuntu differences, a good google session should > clear that up easily. > > Something to be aware of. Some kernel modules may seem unnecessary for > your purposes, but may be needed by something you're unaware of. So, before > completely removing(deleting) kernel modules, at least move them some place > safe, so you could easily put them back if you run into trouble. Also think > hard about removing some of the other files they talk about. Again, google > will work wonders in "telling you" if you need those files or not. > > Not to mention there is a post by me on these forums many months ago > asking Robert how he creates his Ultra bare minimal images. Search the > groups here for keywords "William Robert Reduce rootfs", and it'll probably > come up. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORoV-d940KCqSx7g8O84CJbA04TVpo8PUxN0oTsVPNiWxA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
